Sentences with phrase «philosophical treatise»
A "philosophical treatise" refers to a written work or book that delves deeply into philosophical ideas, concepts, or arguments. It explores various theories and seeks to provide explanations or insights into fundamental questions about life, knowledge, reality, morality, and other philosophical subjects. Full definition
A student of philosophy in college and after, Stella's work, with its firm adherence to self - imposed rules, behaves like philosophical treatises grounded in consistency and reliant on internal and universal logic.
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I haven't seen a movie as likely to divide audiences since Richard Linklater's 2001 episodic animated philosophical treatise on life and its meaning, Waking Life.
Those who play Chesterton's game of neuronal musical chairs are rewarded richly, which explains the devotion he receives, a devotion which mystifies readers who are looking for philosophical treatises.
To write a well - ordered philosophical treatise of any length requires considerable perseverance.
Yet Whitehead's philosophical treatise crowns an estimable career as a theoretical mathematician and physicist.
Fearing Carl will never know him, Dave pens a gripping text — part memoir, part philosophical treatise, and part handbook of London street coordinates — that captures the frustration and anxiety of modern life.
A brilliant philosophical treatise and an emphatic avant - garde tract, it provides the theoretical underpinnings for Kandinsky's own work and that of his associates in the Blaue Reiter movement.
His work has also been reproduced in many books including on the cover of Simon Blackburn's philosophical treatises THINK and Truth and most recently, EXACTITUDE - HYPERREALIT ART TODAY, published by Plus One Gallery and Thames and Hudson.
And it wasn't historical or philosophical treatises on war and conflict that dominated his reading.
So Paloma, the protagonist, realizes that Renée is a kindred spirit when she discovers a philosophical treatise accidentally left on the kitchen table.
The Bible is a man - made random series of letters and philosophical treatises that refelect their authors politics, prejudices, pedantry and plain delusions too.
He had advocated the abolition of marriage in his philosophical treatise Political Justice.
It reshapes his trajectory considerably, so that by the end the book feels more like a philosophical treatise than the sophisticated analysis that it largely is.
The Four - Dimensional Human is part techno - philosophical treatise and part literary memoir, exploring how constant connectivity has changed us and our interactions.
Hardly just a philosophical treatise, Don't Think Twice is a smart, engaging, hugely entertaining ride that rewards indie fans appreciative of solid comedy and fine craftsmanship.
As a philosophical treatise, Nier: Automata does a great job of following on from what the original game started, but as a Platinum action game it can't hold up against the developer's strongest titles.
n his signature poster works, Titchner uses a distinctive font to animate found texts sourced from a range of «inspirational» writings which define systems of belief - from political slogans to corporate brochures - music lyrics to philosophical treatises.
In brief, his assessment is that as a philosophical treatise, The Politics of Climate Change is excellent and in places even brilliant, but that Giddens fails to translate his brilliant philosophies into concrete policy options.